NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

August 24, 2015

ARNOLD CLINCHES THE $10,000 NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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                CARTERSVILLE, GA - Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS has clinched the $10,000 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Championship.  Arnold drove The Strength Center Special to his 17th 50-point win of the season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS to seal the deal.  None of Arnold’s challengers for the title going into Week 22 action posted a win.

                With five weeks left in the season, and no eligible tracks requesting Double Features for NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 23 competition, that leaves nine chances for three drivers that currently have six 50-point wins an opportunity to post additional victories. 

Even if Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL, Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS, and/or Kevin Sitton of Baytown, TX win out, and post 15 wins on the season, they cannot surpass Arnold’s win total in what would be the tie-breaker.  Also, with five weeks left in the season, Arnold may be looking to break some more NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series records.

Arnold set a new NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series record in Week 21 competition with his 16th win of the season, and extended that to 17 with his $1,000 victory on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.  Arnold’s 17th win also gave him a “perfect” point total of 700 points, and become the third straight National Champion to reach that status.  After 29 races, Arnold has 17 wins, 21 top five finishes, and 24 top ten finishes.

The 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS and last year’s National Champion Chris Holley of Dayton, TX also has perfect 14 totals of 700 points.  Arnold has tied the Holley in clinching the title the earliest in the27-week season at Week 22.

There are two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season records that Arnold can break in the five remaining weeks of the season.  Arnold is currently on a winning streak of six straight victories.  Holley holds the record with seven consecutive wins set last season.  Arnold would have to win in his next two races to set a new record.

While Holley won all 15 of his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series races in route to last year’s National Championship at a single race track, Arnold has taken a page out of Chase Washington’s book when the Houlka, MS driver collected wins at six different race tracks on his way to the 2012 National Championship.

So far this season, Arnold has also recorded his 17 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series wins at six different race tracks.  Arnold’s home track, Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, is where Arnold has nine wins.  Arnold has also hit the road for eight more wins, and by doing so, took on his closest challengers for the championship on a head-to-head basis.

Arnold has three wins at Whynot Motorsports Park, two wins at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, and one win apiece at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  With five weeks left in the season, Arnold has an opportunity to visit another NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series in search of a win at a seventh different track to set a new single-season record.

Even though Arnold has the 2015 $10,000 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Championship sewed up, there is still plenty of business to be decided among the nine other points fund-paying positions, and a seat at the Annual NeSmith Racing Awards Banquet in January at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Thunder Road Museum in Dawsonville, GA.

The second biggest headline of the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season could involve 13-year-old Cruz Skinner, who is currently second in the standings with a best 14 week total of 689 points, 11 points away from a perfect season.  In 18 races, Skinner has seven wins with six 50-point wins, 15 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes driving the Skinner’s Body Shop CVR.

Skinner also leads the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point standings for drivers 18 years of age and younger.  There are currently two Sunoco Young Gun Challenge Series drivers in the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, and a third driver just outside looking to get in.

The top three drivers in the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series competed against each other on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  Skinner finished second, and 17-year-old Cole Daffron of Pell City, AL, who is second in the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point standings and ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points, finished fourth in the TSR Race Cars Warrior.

The youngest of the 318 different drivers that have competed in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series, 12-year-old Colton Horner of Katy, TX, traveled to Alabama on Saturday night and finished seventh in the Houston Specialty Products Company Special.  Horner is currently 12th in the point standings, just 19 points outside of the tenth spot, and third in the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series points.

Another Texas driver, veteran Robbie Starnes of Livingston, TX is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 678 points after four wins, 15 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 17 races.  Starnes drove the Lonestar Hydro Maintenance to a third-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.

Palasini is fourth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points after six wins and 14 top five finishes in 18 races.  Palasini finished 11th on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in the MP Trucking Special.  Daspit did not compete in Week 22 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action and he is fifth is the standings with a best 14 week total of 673 points after five wins, 12 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 18 races driving the Billy Riels Racing Special.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 671 points after one win, 17 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 20 races driving the Billy Riels Racing Special.  Lee finished 13th on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.

Greg Fore of Greenville, MS captured his fourth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS driving the Washington Body Shop GRT.  Fore is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 668 points after four wins, 11 top five finishes and 15 top ten finishes in 18 races.

Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 665 points after two wins, 15 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 18 races driving the Three Trade Consultants Special.  Joiner finished four on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.  Daffron in ninth has a best week total of 654 points after 11 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 15 races.

Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 644 points after two wins, nine top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 22 races.  Jordan drove the SMJ Race Parts Trak-Star to a third-place finish on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway.

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 action, Chris Kratzer of Haysville, KS drove the Wichita Tire and Alignment Special to his third win of the season on Friday night at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.  Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL took his third straight win on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track driving the CRM Motors GRT. 

There were two rainouts for Week 22 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season.  The Friday night Week 15 Make Up Race at Whynot Motorsports Park was rained out, and the Saturday night race at Battleground Race Park in Highlands, TX was also washed out.

Wins by Fore and Adkins has increased the leading win total to 16 for four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufactures Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR.  Three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL is second spot in the chassis points with 12 wins. 

Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is third with nine wins and CVR Race Cars of Lenoir City, TN is fourth with seven wins.  Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing.  Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.  You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/22/15:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 22 RESULTS:

August 21:

SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS:
1. 55 Chris Kratzer
2. 7d Dusty Leonard
3. 92 Delbert Smith
4. 11 Justin Bussell
5. 31 Kelly Dunn
6. 92s Daniel Smith
7. 64 Kurt Abel
8. 70t Terry Malm
9. 70 Bill Grit
10. 1 Trinket Kinderknecht DQ

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out

August 22:
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 57 Josh Adkins
2. 11 Cruz Skinner - Y
3. 77 Robbie Starnes
4. 7 Cole Daffron – Y
5. 17 Adam Gauldin
6. 8 Michael Richardson
7. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
8. 08 Justin Shipley
9. 2 Thomas Langley
10. 99 Toney Revis
11. F97 Red Farmer
12. 44 Scott Davis
13. 12 Todd McBurnett
14. 30 Karl Parks

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 4 Michael Arnold
2. 2t Tootie Arnold
3. 14 Casey Haney
4. 10 Joseph Joiner
5. 4j Josh Banes – Y
6. 222 Mike Boland
7. 33 Sid Scarbrough
8. 760 Jim McDuffie
9. 118 Randy Boyd
10. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
11. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
12. 11 Mark Clifton
13. 47 Shannon Lee
14. 00 Monte Skinner
15. 01 Nick Thrash
16. 27 Larry Murphy
17. 110 Brent Barrett
18. 03 Chris O’Connor
19. 3n Ronnie Graham
20. 232 Jamey Boland
21. 1m Tyler Burgess
22. 48 Tody Ratcliff
23. 4w Wiley Williams
24. 15 Heath Minor

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
1. 17 Greg Fore
2. 84 Randall Beckwith
3. J8 Bobby Jordan
4. 311 Henry Pullen
5. 30 Justin Paxton
6. 7p Peter Hazzard
7. 5 Richard Fedrick
8. D8jr Christopher Showah
9. 46 Kenny Carpenter
10. C55 David Carpenter
11. 88 Howard Irby

BATTLEGROUND RACE PARK – HIGHLANDS, TX:
Rained Out

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Beyea Headers is the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor.  Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models.  Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the NeSmith Late Models.  AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2015 are CrateInsider.Com, Integra Racing Shocks, Image Screen Printing, and Gresham Race Parts.  2015 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars. 

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NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

August 24, 2015

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 22 ROUND UP

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                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 22 of the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies season was a limited one, as many tracks took the week off for the running of the 3rd Annual Southern Street Stock Nationals at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.  There were three races on the schedule with one rainout.

                The NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Friday night race at Whynot Motorsports Park was rained out, but there were three races on the schedule for Saturday night Week 22 action.  With only one Top 10 driver in the standings netting points in Week 22, there were no change from last week.

Stuart Wilson of Milton, FL drove the Wilson Lumber Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his sixth win of the season with a 40-point victory at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL.

                Brandon Kilpatrick of Jay, FL drove the Kilpatrick Racing Chevrolet to his third NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division win of the season at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL on Saturday night to close in on a Top 10 points fund-paying position.  Kilpatrick is in the 11th spot, five points outside the Top 10.

Clint Vaughn of Odenville, AL picked up his fourth NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock win of the season on Saturday night with a 40-point victory at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the Bosma Farms Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a perfect best 14 week total of 700 points.  Stephens has 18 wins, 22 top five finishes and 23 top ten finishes in 27 races driving the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Branden Harris of Molino, FL is second with a best 14 week total of 689 points.  Harris has seven NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division wins, 16 top five finishes and 18 top ten finishes in 21 races driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS is third with a best 14 week total of 688 points after ten wins and 16 top five finishes in 17 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.  Strength is the only driver with a mathematical chance of beating Stephens for the National Championship.

Steve Pate of Odenville, AL is fourth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points after two wins and 18 top five finishes in 18 races.  Pate drove the Pate Racing Chevrolet to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.  Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 662 points after two wins, 16 top five finishes and 20 top ten finishes in 21 races driving the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet.

Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 660 points.  Faulk has three wins, 13 top five finishes and 18 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 651 points.  In 22 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races, Jarrell has one win, 12 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is eighth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 649 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the Guy Brothers Roofing Chevrolet.  David Williamson of Seminary, MS is ninth with a best 14 week total of 643 points after ten top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 20 races driving the Sauls Farms Ford.

Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 642 points.  Geddie has nine top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 17 races driving the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet.

Five of the Top 7 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 3, after the first 22 weeks of competition, and two of the three Week 22 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars.  To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks Presented By AR Bodies.  Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.  You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/22/15:

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 22 RESULTS:

August 21:

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out

August 22:

NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL:
1. 71 Stuart Wilson
2. 26 Jeffrey Odom
3. 00 Layne Jones

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
2. 20 Curtis Faircloth
3. 42 Kyle Kichler
4. 29 Dean Shaw
5. 2 Bubba McGhee
6. 1 Tim Wetzel
7. 27 Jim Jarvis
8. 71 Andy Penton

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 54 Clint Vaughn
2. 21 Russell Chapman
3. 17 Josh Yarbrough
4. 07 Steve Pate
5. 109 Phillip Haynes
6. 23 Ronald Williamson

NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.  NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.  AR Bodies is a Presenting Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.

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